Glad to have others new vapors here!!
I decided to start small to understand how wick and wire coils are setup so when I rebuild other attys then I have a general idea.First Kanger protank coil rebuild!!!
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Glad to have others new vapors here!!
I decided to start small to understand how wick and wire coils are setup so when I rebuild other attys then I have a general idea.Okay, just to clarify, micro/nano style means that the coils are touching ... correct?
Greetings; Thanks, Killaq. I think I get it, but I had best hit the PT coil rebuild tutorial videos again.
I tried reusing some PT coils this morning after doing the rinse-vodka soak-dryburn-rinse routine, and the taste was still pretty raunchy. I think rebuilding is the way to go.
FWIW i'm just about to get a Kayfun 3.1 (clone), so I really need to improve my coil wrapping chops.
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Glenn
BTW welcome to ECF Guided Ways...you're definitely in the right spot to pick up vape tricks!
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Glenn
Congrats on the kayfun and rebuild!!! Let me know How it is. I planned on getting that in a month or so!!
That's how I do it.
I wrap the coil around a large (approx. 2mm) needle. Others use the smooth end of a small drill bit. I pull the cotton (cooking twine) through the coil using a bead threading needle (Hobby Lobby).
One word of advise. That coil acts like a spring until you get the wick in it. Oops! Now where did that go?
IMHO, cotton tastes sooooo much better than silica.
I am definitely trying that tomorrow!!! Thank you for your replyThat's how I do it.
I wrap the coil around a large (approx. 2mm) needle. Others use the smooth end of a small drill bit. I pull the cotton (cooking twine) through the coil using a bead threading needle (Hobby Lobby).
One word of advise. That coil acts like a spring until you get the wick in it. Oops! Now where did that go?
IMHO, cotton tastes sooooo much better than silica.
Yes, they are touching. And no it doesn't create a short circuit. Kanthal wire gets an oxidation layer on the outside
To make a micro coil you wrap it as tight as you can on your form (drill bit, needle, etc.) then you compress it with a pair of pliers or tweezers and torch it. I use the gas burner on the stove. It will stay pretty compact when you release it. A blow torch works best because it's hotter and your pliers will suck alot of heat away from the coil. If it's not real tight I'll mount the coil then fire it on the device until it glows orange then press it together more. This makes it real easy to twist up some cotton and thread it through. It's also a great coil to avoid hot legs that may burn the grommet in the coil head. When you fire it you'll notice it heats from the center outward
Congrats! I just built my first protank coil today too! 5 wraps, 30g, cotton wick. AMAZING. Way better than the stock builds. The flavor is just as good if not better than my dripping attys. I don't have an ohm meter yet, so I'm not going to go crazy... but I'm thinking of trying a microcoil.
Well done mate glad to see newbie doing the DIY thing and I'm a newbie as well and I would like to build mine as well but does any of your tried to do it with ss mesh plz and what's the difference between ss mesh and silica plz thanks
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I plan on trying the ss mesh sometine next week when i get my torch!! Ill take pics and post the progress
I use 32 4/5 2x2mm wicks bottom one silica top one bamboo.
I calculated that it costs me 1/16 of the original price to rebuild.
I calculated that it costs me 1/16 of the original price to rebuild.
I'm going to try to build my first coil tonight if the postal office are up to the task of doing their job (not likely over here )
I will try to do a microcoil with a cotton wick, I'm looking forward to it already!
)I will try to do a microcoil with a cotton wick, I'm looking forward to it already!
Wooooohhhoooooo guess what guys I have build my first micro coil with cotton wicks yesterday and they are much better than the original coil thanks guys I made 2 1st one is 30 kanthal with 11 wraps on a drill bit come down to 2.0 ohm and the 2nd one is 30 kanthal with 8 wraps on a drill bit come down to 1.8 ohm not bad for my first try thanks a lot guys
Any more suggestion will be more than happy to try and I like a big cloud of vapes thanks
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First Coil rebuilt..... wasn't bad, took me 4-5 minutes, using cilica 3mm, with kanthal wire 32 gauge, 5 loops,
result wasn't bad at all, got my 15' Cilica wick, 25' Kanthal wire (wire is free ) from E-Bay for $8.10 free shipping, i'm using V-Max battery @ 4.00 volts. nice vape, but looking for a Cloud.
will try other settings, and other # of loops, will let you know
Smoke free since 2010, and don't know how many Cigarettes I didn't smoke, and probably saved a lot of money
, but i spent it somewhere else ;-)
result wasn't bad at all, got my 15' Cilica wick, 25' Kanthal wire (wire is free ) from E-Bay for $8.10 free shipping, i'm using V-Max battery @ 4.00 volts. nice vape, but looking for a Cloud.
will try other settings, and other # of loops, will let you know
Smoke free since 2010, and don't know how many Cigarettes I didn't smoke, and probably saved a lot of money
, but i spent it somewhere else ;-)
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